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Annie Nightingale who was Radio 1’s first female presenter and its longest serving DJ. Her son remembers meeting Jimi Hendrix over breakfast in her kitchen and the 72-hour-party at her home featuring some of the biggest names of the dance music scene.
Isca Salzberger-Wittenberg, the psychoanalyst who changed the approach to treating young people’s mental health.
Bryan Ansell, the games designer who co-created Warhammer and helped lead the growth of the Games Workshop company.
And Charlie Allan who was a Scottish farmer, an economist, a broadcaster and a caber tossing champion.
Interviewee: Alex Nightingale Interviewee: Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg OBE Interviewee: Dr Valerie Sinason Interviewee: Sir Ian Livingstone CBE Interviewee: Susie Malcolm Interviewee: Frieda Morrison
Producer: Gareth Nelson-Davies
Archive used: Annie Nightingale 1940-2024, BBC Radio 1, 14/01/2024; Annie Nightingale, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 24/07/2020; Interview with Annie Nightingale, Sussex-BBC Centenary Interview part of the Connected Histories of the BBC project. You can hear the interview in full by going to the Connected Histories of the BBC website at www.connectedhistoriesofthebbc.org ; Annie Nightingale interview about her Request Show, BBC Radio 1, Vintage, 22/12/2018; Old Grey Whistle Test, 100 Voices, BBC Four, 23/02/2018; Dungeons and Dragons News report, BBC News South East, 06/10/1983; Fantasy Board Games report, BBC Breakfast, BBC News 20/08/1984; Warhammer 40000, Darktide, Soundtrack, Fatshark Youtube channel, uploaded 18/11/2022; Charlie Allan sings, Blue Grey Coo and Other Bothy Ballads, Ardo Pedigree Cattle, published 1979; Charlie Allan - A Tribute to a North East Man O' Pairts, BBC Radio Scotland, 03/01/2024;
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